WVCY (690 AM) is a noncommercial radio station licensed to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. It is owned by VCY America based in Milwaukee and broadcasts a Christian format. Nearly all of WVCY's schedule is from the national network.
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| Frequency | 690 kHz |
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| Programming | |
| Format | Christian |
| Network | VCY America |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | VCY America |
| WVFL, WVCY-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | July 1, 1969 |
Former call signs | |
Call sign meaning | Wisconsin Voice of Christian Youth |
| Technical information[4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 69836 | |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 44°04′51″N 88°33′53″W / 44.0809°N 88.5646°W |
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| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www.vcyamerica.org |
WVCY is also heard on two FM translators: in Oshkosh at 99.9 MHz and in Appleton at 105.1 MHz.
History
editThe station began broadcasting on July 1, 1969.[5] Its original call sign was WAGO.[1] The station featured a Middle of the Road (MOR) music format.[5] Old Time Radio dramas such as The Shadow, and news from the American Entertainment Radio Network were also on the schedule.
By 1976, the station had begun airing a Top 40 format.[6] In 1983, the station's call sign was changed to WCKK,[2] and it aired the Music of Your Life pop standards format, as "Cake Radio".[7][8] From 1987 to 1992, the station held the call letters WLKE,[3] initially simulcasting 1170 WLKD as "The Lake", playing music from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.[9] The call letters were changed to WXOL under the ownership of area disc jockey Steve Rose from 1992 to 1995,[3] and the station was branded as "Excellent Oldies" during this period, airing an oldies format.[10]
In 1995, the station was sold to VCY America for $190,000. Its call sign was changed to WVCY.[11][12][13] The new owners switched it to a Christian format.
Programming
editWVCY has a format of Christian talk and teaching programs daily;[14] WVCY also airs a variety of vocal and instrumental traditional Christian music, as well as children's programming such as Ranger Bill.[14]
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 History Cards for WVCY, fcc.gov. Accessed August 23, 2015
- 1 2 "Call letters", Broadcasting, January 31, 1983. p. 78. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- 1 2 3 Call Sign History fcc.gov. Accessed September 28, 2012
- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WVCY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- 1 2 1972 Broadcasting Yearbook[dead link], Broadcasting, 1972. p. B-235. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1976[dead link], Broadcasting, 1976. p. C-222. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ↑ "WCKK", The Post-Crescent, March 20, 1983. p. D-9.
- ↑ Television/Radio Age, Vol. 32. 1985. Television Editorial Corporation. p. 190.
- ↑ WLKE September 1, 2010. Accessed October 24, 2012
- ↑ History of Wisconsin AM stations QSL.net. Accessed September 28, 2012
- ↑ "Changing Hands", Broadcasting & Cable. September 12, 1994. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ↑ Application Search Details – BAL-19940812EA, fcc.gov. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ↑ Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- 1 2 "WVCY Program Schedule" VCY America. September 1, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
External links
edit- VCY America official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 69836 (WVCY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WVCY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database